Experience Report: 20 YACHTLINE Croatia with Dolphins

Water sports have been a hobby of ours for a long time and we have owned a cabin boat for a few years. During our 2015 summer vacation in Croatia, a boat of the YACHTLINE series was lying next to us. So we became aware of this manufacturer. As our boat, which we built in ’83, was getting on over the years, we thought about buying a new one. When we came home from vacation, we searched the internet and came across the company Öchsner-Boats. The offer was favorable, we made a spontaneous appointment and went to Kürnach in August. There we received very high-quality advice. Our decision was already made during the tour. It was to be a new 20 YACHTLINE with a 100HP Honda. The size suited us and the overall concept and workmanship convinced us.

13 May The following year we bought our boat in Kürnach -Yachtline-. The handover was carried out by Mr. Florian Öchsner who explained all the details very precisely. After a test drive on the Main, where Mr. Öchsner gave interesting tips, we drove to Thuringia.

On May 15th our boat was named -Yachtline-. We used the next 2 weekends in Bleilochtalsperre to pull the engine back so that we could do a first review before our vacation.

June 19: This was when the first vacation with the new boat in Croatia could begin. Our -Yachtline- had already attracted a lot of attention when it was launched. Unfortunately the weather was not so bad for us this year and so our boat had to stop at the dock for a few days.

In return we could enjoy the beautiful weather twice. We made trips to Rab, circumnavigated Krk and visited Cres. Our yacht line was perfectly maneuverable and with 100 HP at the back there was enough power for driving pleasure.

We were especially lucky for a trip to Glavotok Monastery, where we encountered dolphins that stayed with our boat for about 20 minutes while we were sailing back in the bay in front of Malinska. It was a matter of luck to put this in a photo. Unfortunately after 16 days the vacation was over and we went home.

Frank R.